M-13 (Michigan highway)

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Lake Huron Circle Tour
Major junctions
South end I-69 near Lennon
Major intersections M-57 near Montrose

I-75 / US 23 near Saginaw

BS I-75 / M-25 in Bay City
North end US 23 near Standish
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesShiawassee, Genesee, Saginaw. Bay, Arenac
Highway system
M-12
Conn. M-13

M-13 is a 73.339-mile (118.028 km) north–south

Lake Huron Circle Tour
follows M-13 along the Saginaw Bay.

The original 1919 version of M-13 ran along the west side of the state, roughly replaced by what is now

Kawkawlin
area.

Route description

M-13 starts at its junction with I-69 near the village of Lennon along the GeneseeShiawassee county line. The highway follows County Line Road north into the village where it follows Sheridan Avenue through town,[3][4] including a crossing of the Huron and Eastern Railway[5] North of Lennon, the trunkline intersects M-21 and continues along the county line through fields. Northeast of New Lothrop, M-13 moves from the Genesee–Shiawassee county line to the Genesee–Saginaw county line. Near Montrose, the highway intersects M-57 before passing into woodlands while crossing fully into Saginaw County.[3][4]

M-13 angles to the northwest briefly before returning to a due north course along East Road. The highway crosses the

St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center. As the highway passes out of downtown,[3][4] it crosses or runs alongside lines of the Saginaw Bay Southern and Lake State railways.[5]

The Lafayette Avenue Bridge carries M-13/M-84 across the Saginaw River in Bay City

Running immediately next to the river, M-13 meets I-75/US 23 at that freeway's exit 153 just southeast of the

I-75 business spur at the intersections with Thomas and Jenny streets. From this intersection on, M-13 forms a part of the Lake Huron Circle Tour. Farther north, the highway turns northwesterly on Huron Road; Euclid Avenue continues north as M-247.[3][4]

M-13 looking north in Kawkawlin

As the trunkline heads away from Bay City, it runs parallel to the Lake State Railway again. M-13 intersects the northern end of

the community of the same name on the north side of the river. M-13 and Huron Road continue north across mixed agricultural and forest land as they pass through the communities of Linwood and Pinconning. South of Standish in Arenac County, M-13 meets the northern end of the US 23 freeway and terminates.[3][4]

The northern terminus of M-13 in Standish Township

M-13 is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) like other state highways in Michigan. As a part of these maintenance responsibilities, the department tracks the volume of traffic that uses the roadways under its jurisdiction. These volumes are expressed using a metric called annual average daily traffic, which is a statistical calculation of the average daily number of vehicles on a segment of roadway. MDOT's surveys in 2009 showed that the highest traffic levels along M-13 were the 28,242 vehicles daily north of the M-25 junction in Bay City; the lowest counts were the 3381 vehicles per day south of the I-75/US 23 interchange near Saginaw.[6] The only sections of M-13 that have been listed on the National Highway System (NHS) are along the M-84 concurrency and Euclid Avenue south of Wilder Road in the Bay City area.[7] The NHS is a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[8]

History

Previous designations

When the state highway system was first signed in 1919, M-13 followed the general path of the modern US 131. The highway specifically ran along what is now

M-131.[11]

In 1927, the section of

Avoca was redesignated as M-13 and extended through Avoca.[12] During 1929, the trunkline was extended eastward to terminate at the contemporary M-51 near Gardendale.[13][14] In 1931 M-13 was redesignated as M-136.[15][16]

Current highway

The

Michigan State Highway Department (MSHD) used the M-13 designation for a highway at the end of 1932 that connected M-78 and M-21 through Lennon.[2] By the middle of 1936, the highway had been extended northward to end at a junction with M-46 in Saginaw.[17] The entire trunkline was paved in the middle of 1939.[18][19] Later the next year, the section in Saginaw was extended a bit farther along Washington Avenue to end at a junction with US 10 and US 23.[20][21] A section of the then-M-78 freeway (now I-69) opened between 1958 and 1960; when this freeway opened, M-13 was truncated northwards slightly in the Lennon area to end at the new highway.[22][23] The first section of the US 23 freeway around Bay City opened in late 1960 or early 1961. When it opened, MSHD extended M-13 along the former route of US 23 from the northside of Saginaw into Bay City to the end of the freeway at Kawkawlin.[23][24] The I-75/US 23 freeway north of the Kawkawlin area to Standish opened in 1967, and M-13 is shown on maps following US 23's former route through Linwood and Pinconning after the change.[25][26] The routing of M-13 has stayed the same since.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ShiawaseeGenesee county lineVeniceClayton township line0.0000.000 I-69 – Lansing, Flint
Sheridan Avenue
Exit 123 on I-69; roadway continues as Sheridan Avenue
2.3983.859 M-21 (Corunna Road) – Flint, Owosso
SaginawGenesee county lineMaple GroveMontrose township line14.62723.540 M-57 – Chesaning, Montrose
SaginawSaginaw31.19650.205 M-46 – St. Louis, Sandusky
35.004–
35.049
56.333–
56.406

M-81 east – Caro
Western terminus of M-81
Buena Vista Township
37.015–
37.033
59.570–
59.599
I-75 / US 23 – Flint, Mackinac BridgeExit 153 on I-75
BayBay City44.51771.643
M-84 north
Eastern end of M-84 concurrency
Bay CityMonitor Township line45.63573.442
M-84 south (Salzburg Road)
Western end of M-84 concurrency
LHCT south to I-75 – Bay City, Midland
South end of LHCT concurrency
Bangor Township49.918–
50.008
80.335–
80.480

M-247 north – Bay City State Park
Southern terminus of M-247
Monitor Township51.93283.576



Conn. M-13 south to I-75 south
Northern terminus of Conn. M-13; indirect access from northbound M-13 to southbound Conn. M-13 via Michigan left
ArenacStandish Township73.339118.028

US 23 south to I-75 – Saginaw, Mackinac Bridge


LHCT north – Standish, Alpena
North end of LHCT concurrency; roundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Connector route

Kawkawlin
Length2.414 mi[1] (3.885 km)
Existed1967[25][26]–present

M-13 Connector (Conn. M-13) is a

connector route running 2.414 miles (3.885 km) connecting I-75/US 23 to M-13 near the community of Kawkawlin, just north of Bay City. The short freeway was originally the northern end of the US 23 freeway in the area when it opened.[23][24] The current designation was applied in 1967.[25][26]

See also

  •  
    Michigan Highways portal

References

  1. ^ a b c Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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  4. ^ a b c d e Google (April 8, 2011). "Overview Map of M-13" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (April 2009). Michigan's Railroad System (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  6. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  7. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2005). National Highway System: Bay City Urbanized Area (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  8. ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  9. OCLC 15607244
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  10. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
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  11. ^ Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
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  23. ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1960)
  24. ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
  25. ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  26. ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.

External links

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  • M-13 at Michigan Highways